Oh, Vincent

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. 

Van Gogh

Saturday Finds

J found an art gallery here in town so we boogied over to DIXON GALLERY AND GARDENS.  Much to our surprise we found out it was family day and so we got in for free.  Everybody was there with their children and then there was us two-the ones who accidentally stumbled into gallery on a random Saturday. This is where the nerdy side of me comes out because my heart was incredibly happy as we were looking at all these photographs and paintings! It reminded me how much I miss the MOA on BYU campus and being  able to look at art whenever the heck I wanted. MANNNNNNNNNN. During my senior year of college I took an art history class which I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED. Well I liked the subject, my professor-not so much. My favorite paintings were from Impressionists. I love studying art and learning about the different movements. I'm lucky to have found a man that loves art almost as much as I do because I'm really slow walking through galleries. I have a need to look closely at all the colors and brush strokes. Beautiful. After the gallery we walked around the "gardens." I can't wait for Spring to get here so I can see in its full glory.  

The day I love to LOVE

                    

{Watercolor valentine I made for J last year for a class project.}

Valentine's Day is really a day when we eat chocolate all day long.  We aren't very big on celebrating this day because we show our LOVE for each other all year long! CHEEESSYYYYYY. But really. So instead we went to the dollar tree and decided to spend $4 on each other. Why $4?? IDK. It was a spontaneous thing and why wouldn't you want to go to the dollar tree when all you see is people walking out with heart shaped balloons! We got each other stuffed animals, chocolates, and balloons! J also got me the Naked 3 palette that I have been googling over for the last couple of months! Perfect for Valentine's Day with all its rose hued shadows! We also made little candy goody bags for our coworkers and random people. I love surprising people especially when they don't expect it! 

I'm a very lucky girl to have this guy love me for the rest of my life. 

Choose Joy

"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine." Gordon B. Hinckley

One day I was having a not so good day. Nothing bad happened but for some reason I was feeling depressed and sad. FOR NO REASON. In an attempt to snap out of it, I decided I should paint. I love painting and quite frankly, painting makes me happy. In trying to keep my goal of an art project every month I decided to start this watercolor/ink painting.  Now all I need is the perfect frame for it to be placed in our home! This will be a constant reminder to always CHOOSE JOY in my life because your happiness is only determined by you and no one else. 

new glasses, same nerd

During all of our christmas shopping I lost my glasses considering that we went to 4 different stores that day.  After weeks of not being able to see crispy clear, I finally got me some glasses! Literally it is such a beautiful thing to have your sight. My whole world changed. It was incredible. I know I'm going on about this, but imagine living in a foggy world and all of the sudden everything is recognizable.

This time around I went with a different style.  My last pair looked like they belonged to a librarian. My new ones are bigger with a rose colored frame. And the best part is that they actually fit my face! You know what I mean??? Maybe you don't, but sometimes it's difficult to find frames to fit this face of mine. 

Anyhow, I started working out every day now so I think I will start blogging about that too. Anndd I've actually been sleeping 8 hours every night...which feels so good but somehow still doesn't seem like enough. 

So on that note, time for bed.         Have a good week!